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North lexas coach takes blame for nightmarish loss By Tim Pearson senior R&orter Before Nebraska’s 76-14 victory over his team Saturday, North Texas coach Dennis Parker said he thought his team had a chance of coming into Lincoln and possibly stealing a victory from the Comhuskers. Now Parker is sorry he ever set foot in Memorial Stadium. “It was a real nightmare,” Parker said. “I take all the blame for us losing the ballgame 76 14,1 apologize to coach Osborne for us not being a more worthy opponent.” r k l^°!t?oTnXas’ a Division I-AA school, fell behind 28-0 in the first quarter. Parker said the Huskers’ quick start stunned his team. u “EXclXS*in8 80t off real bad, real quickly,” he said. They took the ball and drove it the length of the field. I was hoping for some emotion. But we threw an interception and they ran a punt back, and we hadn’t even tightened up our belts yet.” Eagles quarterback Mitch Maher said Ne braska s quick start was devastating. “They got points right off the bat, and that’s tough, Maher said.‘it was kind of like a shot in the face.” Parker said it was tough for his team to simulate the Huskers in practice, and that made it even tougher to defend against Nebraska in the game. “It’s like a mind game,” he said. “We can’t simulate the running back or their quickness defensively. That hurt us. I just didn’t do a good job of coaching.” Nor did he do a good job of forecasting the outcome of the game, Parker said. “I should’ve been a little more realistic,” he said. “I’ve never coached a good loss. I’ve coached a long time, and 76-14 is bad. This was tough on me because I was stupid enough to think that we could come in here and win it.” Despite the big defeat, the trip to Lincoln was worthwhile, Parker said. North Texas was paid $275,000 for playing Nebraska. “I think it was worth it,” he said. “I played at Southeast Oklahoma, and there are a lot of schools that never experience the build-up, the hype, the 76,000 people in the stands. “It’s an experience our kids won’t ever forget.”_ Injuries Continued from Page 8 pain initially, Frazier said he felt like he could have re-entered the game. “I wanted to get back into the game, but after talking with coach Osborne, we decided that it might not be the best decision,” Frazier said Osborne said that if the circum stances would have been different, Frazier may have returned. “If we were playing Colorado or Oklahoma, he probably would have talked his way out onto the field,” Osborne said. Outside linebacker Donta Jones also sprained an ankle against North Texas. The 6-foot-2,210-pound junior said the ankle was sore after the game but he expected to return for the Texas Tech game. Despite the injuries to Frazier, Calvin Jones and Donta Jones, Osborne said that he was please with the overall performance of the Husk ers. But, he added, he wished the game could have been more compet itive. “I’m sorry about the score, but I didn’t know what to do about it,” Osborne said. North Texas coach Dennis Parker said the lopsided score was not Osborne’s fault. “It was a real nightmare,” Parker said . “If they are asking Coach Osborne about letting tire score get run up this bad that's our fault. I take all the blame for us losing the ballg&me 76 14.1 apologize to Coach Osborne for us not being a more worthy oppo nent.” QBs Continued from Page 8 feels confident on the field. “I have never doubted my ability," Berringer said. “1 felt like I could go in and play and play well. I think I can go out and do everything the offense asks of me.” Along with Berringer, Veland also got a chance to show nis talent Satur day. Veland completed 6-of-9 passes for 76 yards with one touchdown through the air and another on the ground. Frazier complimented the perfor mance of his replacements. “They did an exceptional job. I think that they showed that they are capable to go into abig game,” Frazier said. Veland, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound sophomore from Omaha, is battling Berringer for the backup quarterback job and said that after their perfor mances on Saturday that the job was still up for grabs. One thing that could hurt Veland’s chances for securing the backup role was an interception he threw midway through the second quarter which led to North Texas’s first touchdown. *‘I am trying to concentrate on get ting my turnover ratio down, and I have been doing a pretty good job in practice,” Veland said. Veland said that the injury to Frazier was a warning to the backup quarter backs. “The injury to Tommie tells me and Brook that we have to be ready,” Veland said. 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